The Age of Empire
1875-1914
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Narrated by:
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Hugh Kermode
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By:
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Eric Hobsbawm
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Eric Hobsbawm discusses the evolution of European economics, politics, arts, sciences, and cultural life from the height of the industrial revolution to the First World War. Hobsbawm combines vast erudition with a graceful prose style to re-create the epoch that laid the basis for the 20th century.
©1987 The Trustees of the Eric Hobsbawm Literary Estate (P)2020 TantorListeners also enjoyed...
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Mythology: Mega Collection
- Classic Stories from the Greek, Celtic, Norse, Japanese, Hindu, Chinese, Mesopotamian and Egyptian Mythology
- By: Scott Lewis
- Narrated by: Madison Niederhauser, Oliver Hunt
- Length: 31 hrs and 37 mins
- Unabridged
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Do you know how many wives Zeus had? Or how the famous Trojan War was caused by one beautiful lady? Or how Thor got his hammer? Give your imagination a real treat. This Mega Mythology Collection of eight audiobooks is for you....
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An interesting set of introductions.
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The Emerald Tablets of Thoth the Atlantean
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The history of the tablets translated in the following book is strange and beyond the belief of modern scientists. Their antiquity is stupendous, dating back some 36,000 years. The writer is Thoth, an Atlantean Priest-King, who founded a colony in ancient Egypt after the sinking of the mother country. He was the builder of the Great Pyramid of Giza, erroneously attributed to Cheops. In it he incorporated his knowledge of the ancient wisdom and also securely secreted records and instruments of ancient Atlantis.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Excellence...
- By Light Worker on 04-21-18
By: M. Doreal
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- Daniel A Piper
- 04-03-23
Endlessly engaging, gripping, insightful history
The reader perfectly matches and brings out the meaning, drama and poetry of the text. The history is alive, the perspectives feel fresh even today. Makes me want to dive into reading about the era. Got me thinking about a numerous questions anew.
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- Daniel King
- 02-06-23
Rapturous history
Hobsbawm is well known for his deep knowledge and piercing insight. To these he brings an rich and rapturous descriptive style to this history of the belle epoche.
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- Alexander Campbell
- 11-25-22
Superb Overview of the 40 Years before WWI
An excellent view into the late-19th and early-20th history of European thought, politics, arts, and sciences. Wonderful narration as well. A must-listen for history nerds, along with Hobsbawm's other 3 works in his tetralogy covering 1789-1991.
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- Cliente de Kindle
- 04-17-24
Muy recomendafo
Los 4 libros de E. Hobsbawm deberían ser leídos para entender mejor el presente. Muy recomendados.
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- Kevin Cherry
- 01-13-24
well organized and magisterial
this book is extremely well organized and well written. there are many beautiful turns of phrases and The narrative drives along like a freight train. is not too fast, but you do feel the inexorable push towards his conclusion. unlike a lot of these kind of high-level histories, there is enough detail, but it doesn't get bogged down in extremely abstract ideas. ideas. he does an absolute masterful job. the narration is also enjoyable to listen to. Great book.
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- Garshom L. Arkoff
- 01-29-23
I could not get through it
This book is about a time period which I know almost nothing about. I recently listened to a book at WWI, so I was really interested.
I listened to about 2 1/2 hours and I just could not go any further. It is really just a dry survey of facts.
After the first hour I thought, "well, this is the setup. I guess some context is good, but when does the 'meat' start?" Answer, it never did.
I listened to about 2 1/2 hours and it was all just survey and overview... so I skipped ahead several chapters and it was more of the same.
Not for me.
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